ECL-Bm.10:75-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bm.10:75-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Relief: cushion-seller's shop
Relief showing the reading of Caesar's Will
Relief showing the reading of Caesar's Will
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Content (description)
Two men stand left of centre and hold between them a large object ( which looks like a large open book in the drawing). A man stand far left, a man and woman sit on right and two men stand behind them. Two Corinthian columns support a tiled roof and from the ceiling hangs a long bar, from which are suspended two long embroidered 'scarves', a cloth and three fringed cushions.
Content (object)
relief
Dimensions
height (actual size): 483mm
width (actual size): 742mm
width (actual size): 742mm
Inscription
Campiglia Galleria Bassorilievo dove legano il testamento di Cesare No.1 written in ink on the back of the drawing
Materials & techniques note
black lead pencil on paper
Production
Person
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Mansuelli (I no. 142)
